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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Popcorn- ReVolt aims to jumpstart the electric car industry

Just one of the problems facing the electric car industry (and many other green industries) is an affordable, dependable, durable,

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Popcorn- LEAP works to make sure the power stays on

Energy is our most depended upon resource! What would happen if our city sustained a major disruption to our energy

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News To Make You Furious- The Climate Change Denial Machine

Science does not promise truth, and it never has.  Science gives the best possible explanation of reality, though that explanation

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Moving Planet- Portland… a climate action fest!

350ppm (parts per million) is the level determined by scientists to be the maximum safe level of carbon in the earth’s

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Popcorn- Tours of net-zero house August 13

Matt Briggs, creator of the multi-award-winning film “Deep Green” is a Portland local, and his Lake Oswego home is an

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Popcorn- Which is faster… bike or plane?

In a race between a bike and a jet, who would win?  Six bicyclists left from the same North Hollywood

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Popcorn- Oceans on the brink of mass extinctions

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface, and are home to almost half of the species on the planet.  However,

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When Will YOU Switch To Synthetic Oil?

Synthetic oil is better for you, your vehicle, and the planet. Not so long ago, few people had heard of

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Raising Tomorrow’s Rabble Rousers Today

Summer Camp Empowers Youth Leaders for Social Change OK, so we’re a little socially outspoken here at Tom Dwyer.  One

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News To Make You Furious- What’s the latest on the Fukushima disaster?

If you don’t know the latest on the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, you’re not alone.   While we’re subjected to

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The Price of nuclear power

(note 5/8/12- Please click here to download our “Repeal Price-Anderson” poster and share it with your friends.) Nothing happens without

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Fukushima and Price Anderson

I’m Tom Dwyer Anti-nuclear activists Dr. Helen Caldicott and John Bartels recently wrote an open letter to Congress.  Here’s part

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